To the extent practicable, the department shall deploy community corrections staff on the basis of geographic areas in which offenders under the department’s jurisdiction are located, and shall establish a systematic means of assessing risk to the safety of those communities.

NOTES:

ConstructionShort title1999 c 196: See RCW 72.09.904 and 72.09.905.
Severability1999 c 196: See note following RCW 9.94A.010.

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Terms Used In Washington Code 72.09.590

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.